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and president obama has told angela merkel that the u.s. is not tapping her mobile phone. >>> now piracy charge have been dropped against detained greenpeace activists in russia. they will now face lesser charges of hooliganism. their ship was seized when they staged a protest on the russian-owned oil rig. all have been held in custody. gets to the russian capitol in moscow. david, the hooliganism charges can still potentially carry large prison sentences. >> reporter: yes, that's right. there has been a statement here from the green piece spokesman who says th they are no more hooligans than they were pirat pirates. ithey were mounting a simple protest, they would say. hooliganism is the charges brought against th them and that can be a heavy sentence, the max of seven years, but the judge does have discretion to levy a fine instead, to make them do community service or to suspend the sentence or to give them two years, three years, something under the maximum sentence in detention. we'll have to wai wait and see t it exactly means. presid
and president obama has told angela merkel that the u.s. is not tapping her mobile phone. >>> now piracy charge have been dropped against detained greenpeace activists in russia. they will now face lesser charges of hooliganism. their ship was seized when they staged a protest on the russian-owned oil rig. all have been held in custody. gets to the russian capitol in moscow. david, the hooliganism charges can still potentially carry large prison sentences. >> reporter: yes,...
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angela merkel is riding high in the polls with her first coalition partners -- her first coalition partners could lose their place in the partner and -- in the parliament this year. and to the social democrat challenger composite failed to connect with the countries are far. -- the social democratic challenger has failed to connect with the country so far. >> angela merkel attended an event with a group of children dressed up as the three kings. she can afford to relax. she has great popularity with the voters there. >> we want a good government to continue in this wonderful state. that is only possible with david kowt -- david mcallister as premier. >> the social democrat needs a good result to boost his campaign. his reason, that the chancellor's wages are too low has gone down well with the voters, but has told the state and he can do better. >> i'm going to do things a little differently than usual. sometimes i'm too long winded and boring. and sometimes my comments need explanation. >> and then there is the fdp and its leader. there's a lot riding on the selection for the coalition par
angela merkel is riding high in the polls with her first coalition partners -- her first coalition partners could lose their place in the partner and -- in the parliament this year. and to the social democrat challenger composite failed to connect with the countries are far. -- the social democratic challenger has failed to connect with the country so far. >> angela merkel attended an event with a group of children dressed up as the three kings. she can afford to relax. she has great...
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things have gotten very specific, just as angela merkel's cell phone number. washington needs to take some meaningful steps. >> thank you for coming in. she joined me earlier. a british security firm has been accused of shocking abuses at one of south africa's most dangerous prisons. they have already taken over management from g 4-s. they say they have seen no evidence to the complaints. here is our report from jonesburg. you may find some of the images here disturbing. >> the bloody aftermath of another gang fight inside one south africa's most dangerous prison. for 12 years, britain's gs-4 has been in charge here. no easy task. >> today we can reveal claims from inmates and guards of a prison in crisis, of widespread abuses, including allegations of electric shots and forced injections. this leaked video filmed for the official record by security guards shows an inmate being treated in hospital, an area not controlled by g 4 s. listen to the clicking sounds in the background. >> it is alleged those are electric shocks being administered to at least one othe
things have gotten very specific, just as angela merkel's cell phone number. washington needs to take some meaningful steps. >> thank you for coming in. she joined me earlier. a british security firm has been accused of shocking abuses at one of south africa's most dangerous prisons. they have already taken over management from g 4-s. they say they have seen no evidence to the complaints. here is our report from jonesburg. you may find some of the images here disturbing. >> the...
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that is unlikely to change. >> we will make sure that germany stays on course and that angela merkel remains chancellor. with that, back on the campaign trail hoping a little of her shine runs off on him. >> we are staying in germany with our next report. there are some sweet sounds. a 1.5% increase in turnover. >> music downloads are gaining in popularity, some music lovers like things the old way. >> vinyl is making a comeback in germany. record sales have risen by over 30% in the past six months. for some fans, it is different than downloading. it is like making a trip into the past. >> i have something in my hand. i can look at it to see what people were thinking back then. there is usually nice notes and pictures. more than just pressing play. >> vinyl is likely to remain a niche market, making up only two percent of music sales these days. physical album sales dominate the market here in germany. most of those are cds. sales are falling, but they still account for two thirds of what sold. digital sales make up the rest. german music lovers are weight and height americans when i
that is unlikely to change. >> we will make sure that germany stays on course and that angela merkel remains chancellor. with that, back on the campaign trail hoping a little of her shine runs off on him. >> we are staying in germany with our next report. there are some sweet sounds. a 1.5% increase in turnover. >> music downloads are gaining in popularity, some music lovers like things the old way. >> vinyl is making a comeback in germany. record sales have risen by...
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big win for angela merkel, her .onservative allies u.s. secretary of state john kerry warned syria force is still an option if they do not put their chemical weapons under international control. and routing hamburg. in the state of bavaria went to the polls in regional elections, giving us an idea of how things will look in the country's general election weeks from now. the conservatives got a convincing majority that will allow the party to govern without a coalition partner. the opposition social democrats are just over the 20% mark. 7 .8%,ens got about disappointing for them. the free voters have taken about 8.6%, and the free democrats take just three percent. and for more on that, our political correspondent, simon young, joins us now in the studio. good result very there for some. it does not tell us anything about where it is going to go on the national level? >> certainly, the main headline, it is a hugely positive results for the conservative camp, with the bavarian conservatives returning to their position as the sole party of go
big win for angela merkel, her .onservative allies u.s. secretary of state john kerry warned syria force is still an option if they do not put their chemical weapons under international control. and routing hamburg. in the state of bavaria went to the polls in regional elections, giving us an idea of how things will look in the country's general election weeks from now. the conservatives got a convincing majority that will allow the party to govern without a coalition partner. the opposition...
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angela merkel remains chancellor and says the new government is well-equipped to shape germany's future. >> whatever challenges we face, we should never forget we are here to serve the people in our country. >> spd leader sigmar gabriel had a similar message -- to serve the people of germany and europe. >> this has turned out to be a grand coalition for ordinary people, people who see that in our coalition agreement, we do not just talk cop -- talk about grand ideals. >> a toast to four years of cooperation between political rivals on the center-right and centerleft. cdu ursula von der leyen becomes defense minister, the first woman in the post. thomas denies he or -- a move from the defense to the interior ministry. gabriel will be deputy chancellor and gets a new economics and energy super ministry. and a foreign minister after four years in the opposition. the highest office ever held by a woman from germany's 3 million strong ethnic turkish community. on tuesday, parliament votes to confirm merkel as chancellor and the ministers will be sworn in. >> what is going to top the agenda f
angela merkel remains chancellor and says the new government is well-equipped to shape germany's future. >> whatever challenges we face, we should never forget we are here to serve the people in our country. >> spd leader sigmar gabriel had a similar message -- to serve the people of germany and europe. >> this has turned out to be a grand coalition for ordinary people, people who see that in our coalition agreement, we do not just talk cop -- talk about grand ideals. >>...
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angela merkel has lost a close political ally. on thursday, the president formally accepted the resignation of the education minister. she is so respected by many of her colleagues. >> through her dedication, science and research in germany have been strengthened. she was consistently an informed and steadfast advocate of the sciences. >> back in 2009, angela merkel began her second term as chancellor. in the three years since, she has had to reshuffle his cabinet five times. the defense minister stepped down after an early plagiarism scandal cost him his doctorate. then a resignation after information surfaced he had tried to downplay civilian deaths in afghanistan. and merkel forced the resignation of the environment minister after he led conservatives to a major defeat. the new education minister has now been sworn in, and merkel is easy to put the latest scandal behind her. >> all right, well, time to leave the halls of government behind us and had across town to the berlin film festival. there are just three more days to go u
angela merkel has lost a close political ally. on thursday, the president formally accepted the resignation of the education minister. she is so respected by many of her colleagues. >> through her dedication, science and research in germany have been strengthened. she was consistently an informed and steadfast advocate of the sciences. >> back in 2009, angela merkel began her second term as chancellor. in the three years since, she has had to reshuffle his cabinet five times. the...
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and angela merkel going back in for a third team. port members >> many nearly 4,500 people are expected to attend nelson mandela's funeral including many heads of state. that will be followed by a private funeral ceremony where only families members are invited. the it will be shown live across the country. >>> people in qunu have been preparing for nelson mandela's return. we look at what life was like growing up there. >> this is where nelson mandela started out in life. not much has changed in a place where children played freely and safely just as mandela did in his early years. back then like now people lived in beehive shaped huts. here the foundation stones of his birthplace. he was named by his father, a chief who was part of the royal household in this region. his mother now was the chief's third wife. she moved her family to qunu, the place of mandela's earlier childhood recollections. he was are a cattle heards man. he was given the christian name nelson. this is the young mandela's favorite pastime, stick fighti fighting,
and angela merkel going back in for a third team. port members >> many nearly 4,500 people are expected to attend nelson mandela's funeral including many heads of state. that will be followed by a private funeral ceremony where only families members are invited. the it will be shown live across the country. >>> people in qunu have been preparing for nelson mandela's return. we look at what life was like growing up there. >> this is where nelson mandela started out in life....
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german chancellor angela merkel is at the vatican. she called her audience with the pope a great joy and an honor for germany. she said their talks focused on the role of the european union. angela merkel is the daughter of a lutheran pastor. she said the catholic church has a key role to play and is a vital partner in politics. a battle for the last remaining champion leak -- league spot. >> it is do or die. the coach is this his team can handle the pressure. >> we cannot let the pressure get to us. cupant to play in the world and the european championship. 's they want to play champion lead in football. it means money for the club. it will put an end to the rumors about the future. a champion'sof league is a big deal. it was our main goal right from the start. that is what we set our sights on. >> the team has thrown opportunities along the way. last weekend, they lost at home. now they need a tie in their next game or they are out of the champions race. lose, too.e a lot to they are so close and this is not an opportunity they get
german chancellor angela merkel is at the vatican. she called her audience with the pope a great joy and an honor for germany. she said their talks focused on the role of the european union. angela merkel is the daughter of a lutheran pastor. she said the catholic church has a key role to play and is a vital partner in politics. a battle for the last remaining champion leak -- league spot. >> it is do or die. the coach is this his team can handle the pressure. >> we cannot let the...
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as for the candidates competing to be chancellor, almost 90% said that they thought highly of angela merkel. only 40% said the same about her main challenger, social democrat tom appear -- social democrat, peer steinbrueck. 90% said that they have a favorable rating of angela merkel. how much will that mean on election day a couple months from now? >> two months, of course, is a long time in politics, isn't it? currently, angela merkel enjoys very high ratings in all opinion polls, i think probably for the same reason that the business leaders seem to like her. her cautious and conservative approach to the eurozone crisis is what most germans think has shielded them from its adverse effects. the german economy is doing well, and there's good, high business confidence, as we saw in the survey, and most people, i think, just do not want to rock the vote. >> was there anything surprising in this poll? >> the surprising thing to me was the fact that the spd, social democrat politician, thought steinmeyer was rated the third most popular politician. he has been sidelined by his own party,
as for the candidates competing to be chancellor, almost 90% said that they thought highly of angela merkel. only 40% said the same about her main challenger, social democrat tom appear -- social democrat, peer steinbrueck. 90% said that they have a favorable rating of angela merkel. how much will that mean on election day a couple months from now? >> two months, of course, is a long time in politics, isn't it? currently, angela merkel enjoys very high ratings in all opinion polls, i...
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chancellor angela merkel was put to defend her government's cooperation with the nsa, saying it prevented terrorist attacks. we can only protect the population if we cooperate with others, her office said. edward snowden describe the cozy relationship between german spies and the nsa. we are in bed together with the germans, the same as with most western countries. they don't ask to justify how we know something and vice versa, to insulate their political leaders from the backlash of knowing how grievously they are violating global privacy. the nsa has an agreement with other countries including canada, u.k., australia, and new zealand. each country's spying agency is directed at a certain region of the world. together the five countries are known as the five eyes. they share intelligence with roughly 30 other nations, including germany. these stations are known as third-party partners. they have their surveillance tools trained on each other, or they have outsourced their spying activities. the report says it appears the principle that foreign intelligence agencies do not monitor the cit
chancellor angela merkel was put to defend her government's cooperation with the nsa, saying it prevented terrorist attacks. we can only protect the population if we cooperate with others, her office said. edward snowden describe the cozy relationship between german spies and the nsa. we are in bed together with the germans, the same as with most western countries. they don't ask to justify how we know something and vice versa, to insulate their political leaders from the backlash of knowing...
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and the party of chancellor angela merkel backed the changes. it was a southern turnaround for the christian democrats, who had long opposed equal tax treatment for same-sex couples. this is now set to be passed before the summer recess. >> the conflict in syria threatens to disturb the fragile peace with neighboring israel. battles between the syrian army and rebels near the border of the golan heights injured two u.s. peacekeepers in the demilitarized zone. make up one-third of the blue helmet mission that has overseen the cease-fire between syria and israel since the 19 70's. a surpriseay later, offer from russian president vladimir putin to send russian troops to replace them. u.n. you all know, secretary-general ban ki-moon recently visited russia. he asked us to increase our participation in peacekeeping operations. difficult situation, we could replace the contingent in this region on the border between israeli troops and the syrian army. >> united nations officials turned down his offer. and closen partner ally and major arms supplier of
and the party of chancellor angela merkel backed the changes. it was a southern turnaround for the christian democrats, who had long opposed equal tax treatment for same-sex couples. this is now set to be passed before the summer recess. >> the conflict in syria threatens to disturb the fragile peace with neighboring israel. battles between the syrian army and rebels near the border of the golan heights injured two u.s. peacekeepers in the demilitarized zone. make up one-third of the blue...
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report for angela merkel's christian democrats fell by 6.5 points. though the chancellor herself continues to ride high on opinion polls. sill video ya wadhwa has more on what this means. >>> germany's elections were meant to be the barometer for the federal elections in september. but what did come out of it? we learned a number of things. first of all, it can be very tight because it was a cliffhanger up to the last moment. that could happen in the federal elections. secondly, the ones that looked like winners in the early evening might actually turn out to be losers in the end. as we know, the parties that won the elections and certainly the liberal democrats at the end of the day did not make it back into government. neither did the cue and largely anything can happen. and that's something that we can take back to the federal elections. certainly, it's a fly in the ointment for angela merkel and the liberal democrats that they lost the government in the lower saxony, always been one of the pivotal states especially a few months ahead of the feder
report for angela merkel's christian democrats fell by 6.5 points. though the chancellor herself continues to ride high on opinion polls. sill video ya wadhwa has more on what this means. >>> germany's elections were meant to be the barometer for the federal elections in september. but what did come out of it? we learned a number of things. first of all, it can be very tight because it was a cliffhanger up to the last moment. that could happen in the federal elections. secondly, the...
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. >> according to polls, chancellor angela merkel and her democrats still have a comfortable lead over their closest rivals. >> will they still be able to maintain their current coalition with their partners? here is a look at how things are shaping up. >> everything could depend on the free democrats. they are confident they will win five percent of the vote, allowing them to remain in the coalition to continue -- allowing them to remain in the bundestag and for the coalition to continue. polls have hardly changed since the last such survey two weeks ago. if the vote were held this sunday, christian democrats woodwinds ordered two percent. spd would lose a point to 25%. the fpd would remain at 25%. the left party would gain a percentage point up to eight percent, while the green party would drop to 12%. the pirate party would only win three percent, and that is not enough to enter the bundestag. although a center-right coalition appears possible at this point, the nsa surveillance affair does appear to have dented chancellor angela merkel 's credibility among voters, but she still out
. >> according to polls, chancellor angela merkel and her democrats still have a comfortable lead over their closest rivals. >> will they still be able to maintain their current coalition with their partners? here is a look at how things are shaping up. >> everything could depend on the free democrats. they are confident they will win five percent of the vote, allowing them to remain in the coalition to continue -- allowing them to remain in the bundestag and for the coalition...
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. >> debate season in germany, chancellor angela merkel spars it out in parliament. >> gnocchi a is selling the handset division to microsoft. -- nokia is selling the handset division to microsoft. >> u n secretary-general appears to be throwing a wrench in any current plans to strike syria. he is warning that military action could actually worsen the conflict. >> and the legality of it all. the use of force is only allowed with a security council resolution. president barack obama needing bipartisan support for military action against the regime appears to be gaining momentum. >> he got support from top lawmakers. they are holding an open debate on the issue in washington. lex he will have to convince the full congress that going into syria will do more good than harm. >> president obama is sparing no effort to win lawmakers. >> the military plan that has been developed by the joint chiefs, it is proportional, limited, it does not involve boots on the ground. >> mostly members of the democrats are against military strikes. >> i will support the president's call for action. i believe my col
. >> debate season in germany, chancellor angela merkel spars it out in parliament. >> gnocchi a is selling the handset division to microsoft. -- nokia is selling the handset division to microsoft. >> u n secretary-general appears to be throwing a wrench in any current plans to strike syria. he is warning that military action could actually worsen the conflict. >> and the legality of it all. the use of force is only allowed with a security council resolution. president...
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. >> according to polls, chancellor angela merkel and her democrats still have a comfortable lead over their closest rivals. >> will they still be able to maintain their current coalition with their partners? here is a look at how things are shaping up. >> everything could depend on the free democrats. they are confident they will win five percent of the vote, allowing them to remain in the coalition to continue -- allowing them to remain in the bundestag and for the coalition to continue. polls have hardly changed since the last such survey two weeks ago. if the vote were held this sunday, christian democrats woodwinds ordered two percent. spd would lose a point to 25%. the fpd would remain at 25%. the left party would gain a percentage point up to eight percent, while the green party would drop to 12%. the pirate party would only win three percent, and that is not enough to enter the bundestag. although a center-right coalition appears possible at this point, the nsa surveillance affair does appear to have dented chancellor angela merkel 's credibility among voters, but she still out
. >> according to polls, chancellor angela merkel and her democrats still have a comfortable lead over their closest rivals. >> will they still be able to maintain their current coalition with their partners? here is a look at how things are shaping up. >> everything could depend on the free democrats. they are confident they will win five percent of the vote, allowing them to remain in the coalition to continue -- allowing them to remain in the bundestag and for the coalition...
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as for the candidates competing to be chancellor, almost 90% said that they thought highly of angela merkel. only 40% said the same about her main challenger, social democrat tom appear -- social democrat, peer steinbrueck. 90% said that they have a favorable rating of angela merkel. how much will that mean on election day a couple months from now? >> two months, of course, is a long time in politics, isn't it? currently, angela merkel enjoys very high ratings in all opinion polls, i think probably for the same reason that the business leaders seem to like her. her cautious and conservative approach to the eurozone crisis is what most germans think has shielded them from its adverse effects. the german economy is doing well, and there's good, high business confidence, as we saw in the survey, and most people, i think, just do not want to rock the vote. >> was there anything surprising in this poll? >> the surprising thing to me was the fact that the spd, social democrat politician, thought steinmeyer was rated the third most popular politician. he has been sidelined by his own party,
as for the candidates competing to be chancellor, almost 90% said that they thought highly of angela merkel. only 40% said the same about her main challenger, social democrat tom appear -- social democrat, peer steinbrueck. 90% said that they have a favorable rating of angela merkel. how much will that mean on election day a couple months from now? >> two months, of course, is a long time in politics, isn't it? currently, angela merkel enjoys very high ratings in all opinion polls, i...
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angela merkel is a supporter of electric cars. she wants there to be one million e-cars on the road in germany by 2020. she says e-cars could kickstart germany's motor industry. >> i believe we can't read a piece of the future here, a part of -- we can create a piece of the future here. but right now, only 7000 electric cars are on german roads. e-cars cannot cover long distances. they cost too much. advocates want the government to fix that. >> they could allow e-cars to use the bus lane. there are the opportunities for tax break and the public. herman -- and the public procurement program. >> the motoring industry says tomorrow belongs both to electric and conventional cars. >> no one can say which now which technology will dominate the market -- will say right -- no one can say right now which technology will dominate the market. >> environmentalists have been protesting outside of the summit. they don't believe that carmakers really want to make the switch to e-cars. they call this a summit of hypocrites. >> in the postwar yea
angela merkel is a supporter of electric cars. she wants there to be one million e-cars on the road in germany by 2020. she says e-cars could kickstart germany's motor industry. >> i believe we can't read a piece of the future here, a part of -- we can create a piece of the future here. but right now, only 7000 electric cars are on german roads. e-cars cannot cover long distances. they cost too much. advocates want the government to fix that. >> they could allow e-cars to use the...
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in 2005, angela merkel became the first female german chancellor. let's take a look back. >> the main breadwinner and head of the family. women won the battle against legally defined marital roles. they got to decide if it wanted to go to work -- if they wanted to go to work. in 1997, marital rape became a criminal offense. >> the end of this century, also the end of the middle ages. >> women from across the political divide one the fight against men who rape their wives. at the beginning of the new millennium, women gained the right to serve in all military roles. women could now go to war. the move product practical questions. >> there is no rule about bras and underwear for women, is there? or should they be a special color? >> as long as they are not least panties, then you could buy everything. >> four years later, angela merkel became the first female chancellor. >> the role of women in german society has changed significantly since the 1950's. >> the position of women in india has been in the spotlight more than ever before since the brutal g
in 2005, angela merkel became the first female german chancellor. let's take a look back. >> the main breadwinner and head of the family. women won the battle against legally defined marital roles. they got to decide if it wanted to go to work -- if they wanted to go to work. in 1997, marital rape became a criminal offense. >> the end of this century, also the end of the middle ages. >> women from across the political divide one the fight against men who rape their wives. at...
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opposition is calling on angela merkel to tackle the issue when she meets with u.s. president barack obama later this month. the u.s. secret service admitted to accessing fast -- vast qualities of information by the servers of major internet companies like google, facebook, and yahoo. operationrterrorism has attracted criticism both at home and abroad. it is not clear whether the companies affected knew about the practice. u.s. president barack obama and china's new president are holding an informal summit at a retreat outside of los angeles this weekend. the two leaders have been discussing the increasingly fraught issue of hacking and cyber security. north korea is also expected to be on the agenda. >> an icebreaker. one that is hoped to ease tensions on several fronts between the nations. this is their first encounter since he became the first president. the informal meeting has an ambitious agenda. cyber espionage dominated the summit thursday. obama faces criticism at home over u.s. government spy programs. he avoided talking to beijing about cyber snooping. bot
opposition is calling on angela merkel to tackle the issue when she meets with u.s. president barack obama later this month. the u.s. secret service admitted to accessing fast -- vast qualities of information by the servers of major internet companies like google, facebook, and yahoo. operationrterrorism has attracted criticism both at home and abroad. it is not clear whether the companies affected knew about the practice. u.s. president barack obama and china's new president are holding an...
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>> well we were angela merkel rally, christian democratic union rally, the chancellor people holding up banners saying, "angie". she has been a safe pair of hands for the last four years. approval ratings around 70% in this country, pretty incredible when you think she's been in office for eight years. it's expected that her party will take the lion's share of the vote. that said, not everybody is happy with the chancellor's record. >> angela merkel is the most popular elected politician in germany with approval ratings around 70% and her christian democratic party is doing twice as well in the polls as its nearest rivals. a big part of that success is because of how the chancellor dealt with the euro zone crisis and kept down the bail out bill for german voters. but not everyone is happy with merkel's record in office. for example people who want a more united integrated europe. the go slow theory didn't get well received, we don't see merkel having the same insistence, she is not someone who fights hard for her convictions but that's what we need in europe right now. >> another dis
>> well we were angela merkel rally, christian democratic union rally, the chancellor people holding up banners saying, "angie". she has been a safe pair of hands for the last four years. approval ratings around 70% in this country, pretty incredible when you think she's been in office for eight years. it's expected that her party will take the lion's share of the vote. that said, not everybody is happy with the chancellor's record. >> angela merkel is the most popular...
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things have gotten very specific, just as angela merkel's cell phone number. washington needs to take some meaningful steps. >> thank you for coming in. she joined me earlier. a british security firm has been accused of shocking abuses at one of south africa's most dangerous prisons. they have already taken over management from g 4-s. they say they have seen no evidence to the complaints. here is our report from jonesburg. you may find some of the images here disturbing. >> the bloody aftermath of another gang fight inside one south africa's most dangerous prison. for 12 years, britain's gs-4 has been in charge here. no easy task. >> today we can reveal claims from inmates and guards of a prison in crisis, of widespread abuses, including allegations of electric shots and forced injections. this leaked video filmed for the official record by security guards shows an inmate being treated in hospital, an area not controlled by g 4 s. listen to the clicking sounds in the background. >> it is alleged those are electric shocks being administered to at least one othe
things have gotten very specific, just as angela merkel's cell phone number. washington needs to take some meaningful steps. >> thank you for coming in. she joined me earlier. a british security firm has been accused of shocking abuses at one of south africa's most dangerous prisons. they have already taken over management from g 4-s. they say they have seen no evidence to the complaints. here is our report from jonesburg. you may find some of the images here disturbing. >> the...
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angela merkel's new government could be sworn into office on thursday. what do we know of the details of the deal? >> reporter: the details coming out so far, lauren, are pretty much what we had expected. angela merkel's cvu and her bar varian partners have the majority of the seats in the cabinet. they won the election. they have eight seats. the social democrats will take six seats. now, amongst the key positions of the social democrat will be given in the foreign ministry, and it will be frank steinmeyer. he was the foreign minimum strer in the first coalition angela merkel led in 2009, and he did rather bad in the general election running as chancellor against angela merkel in 2009. but she, obviously, remains as chancellor and crucially she and her party will keep control of the finance ministry and will ensure her right-hand man, her architect of economic policy and indeed policy towards the rest of euro zone will stay in his position. that's very important. >> in general terms how definite will this coalition be in policy terms? >> reporter: well,
angela merkel's new government could be sworn into office on thursday. what do we know of the details of the deal? >> reporter: the details coming out so far, lauren, are pretty much what we had expected. angela merkel's cvu and her bar varian partners have the majority of the seats in the cabinet. they won the election. they have eight seats. the social democrats will take six seats. now, amongst the key positions of the social democrat will be given in the foreign ministry, and it will...
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german chancellor angela merkel this coalition has suffered a blow ahead of the parliamentary election related the share they've been defeated in a cave regional vote losing by one seat in lower saxony the disappointing result potentially puts merkel in a bun rable position ahead of september's general election in which she seeks to win a third term in office artie's peter all of a now reports on the fragile support for the german leader both at home and abroad . it's the thirteenth setback in local elections that angle merkel's christian democrat party and their coalition partners the free democrats have suffered it's also more importantly the fifth the fifth state government which they've lost to the social democrats since two thousand and nine this vote in lower saxony which is the fourth most populous state in germany it seemed very much as a bellwether of opinion and it was incredibly tight well it was by one seat and what it does mean though even by the smallest of margins the social democrats well they smell blood heading into the general election their candidate for the chancel
german chancellor angela merkel this coalition has suffered a blow ahead of the parliamentary election related the share they've been defeated in a cave regional vote losing by one seat in lower saxony the disappointing result potentially puts merkel in a bun rable position ahead of september's general election in which she seeks to win a third term in office artie's peter all of a now reports on the fragile support for the german leader both at home and abroad . it's the thirteenth setback in...
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skepticalembers were about growing -- joining forces but angela merkel's cdu, gabriel's gamble has paid off. >> this is a subpoena -- celebration of interparty democracy. it is a fellow version of democracy itself. this they will not only go down the history of the german social democrats but in the history of german democracy. a the referendum was not only first in the history of the party. it was also a logistical challenge. hundreds of volunteers here in berlin but the night county more than 300,000 votes sent in from around the country. but the biggest challenge is yet to come. said yes to join the new government. next week, they have to get down to the business of running the country. >> dw's chief correspondent melinda crane is with us. when a grid to put into a full membership vote, it was not even clear whether it was going to pass. now it has been approved by a much larger margin than many people were expecting. had youexplain the surge in support? >> that is right. it is a very resounding yes. i was there in the room when the results were announced. surprising third step very
skepticalembers were about growing -- joining forces but angela merkel's cdu, gabriel's gamble has paid off. >> this is a subpoena -- celebration of interparty democracy. it is a fellow version of democracy itself. this they will not only go down the history of the german social democrats but in the history of german democracy. a the referendum was not only first in the history of the party. it was also a logistical challenge. hundreds of volunteers here in berlin but the night county...
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we hit the campaign trail with angola merkel -- angela merkel. in russia, 37 people died in a fire at a psychiatric hospital. tragedy is this latest -- just the latest to hit the country's mental institutions. to moscow, daniel sanford has this report. >> there were around 60 people in the hospital when the fire broke out just before 3:00 this morning. more than half of them are now dead or missing. arts of the largely wooden 19thing back to the century -- parts of the largely theen building date back to 19th century. the court gave the psychiatric hospital's management until next year for improvement. now it is a smoldering reminder of russia's fire safety record in nursing homes. it was five months ago that 38 people died in a wooden psychiatric hospital. president clinton called on all public bodies to pay attention to more -- putin called on all public bodies to pay attention to fire safety. the equivalent of the russian fbi has personally flown to the scene to oversee the investigation. because some patients were locked in, the death toll mi
we hit the campaign trail with angola merkel -- angela merkel. in russia, 37 people died in a fire at a psychiatric hospital. tragedy is this latest -- just the latest to hit the country's mental institutions. to moscow, daniel sanford has this report. >> there were around 60 people in the hospital when the fire broke out just before 3:00 this morning. more than half of them are now dead or missing. arts of the largely wooden 19thing back to the century -- parts of the largely theen...
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angela merkel has criticized russia and china for blocking un security council attempts to deal with the conflict. both countries have a veto on the council. in an interview, merkel said, quote, it is right regrettable that russia and china have refused to agree joint position on the syrian conflict. this weakens the role of the u.n. security council considerably. to india, where a teenager has been convicted in the gang rape and killing of a young woman and - in -- in delhi. he faces a maximum of three years in a reform home for the crime. this is the first conviction in the case that sparked mass protests across india, and international outrage. four other men are facing the death penalty. >> hundreds of reporters were on hand to hear the verdict. the court sentenced the 18-year- old to three years in a correctional facility for his part in the gang rape. the sentence say is too lenient, including members of the victim's family. >> for a crime like this, three years is nothing. he should get the death sentence, and so should the others accused. >> at the time of the attack, the tee
angela merkel has criticized russia and china for blocking un security council attempts to deal with the conflict. both countries have a veto on the council. in an interview, merkel said, quote, it is right regrettable that russia and china have refused to agree joint position on the syrian conflict. this weakens the role of the u.n. security council considerably. to india, where a teenager has been convicted in the gang rape and killing of a young woman and - in -- in delhi. he faces a maximum...
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german chancellor angela america 8 and french president francois hollande made a statement together in parliament to emphasize their ties. they say they're determined to boost cooperation to help europe overcome its challenges. merkel said germany and france will soon make joi proposals to deepen economic integration in the eu. >>> the european debt crisis has revealed rifts between member countries. but merkel and hollande say they hope the celebrations will highlight the e.u.'s ties. >>> and now let's get a check on markets. first taking a look at the currencies, the dollar is lower against the yen as traders are taking profits following the recent advance. the dollar against the yen changing hands at 88.74-76. the u.s. currency was trading at the 89-yen level before the bank of japan announcements. market players see the outcome of the b.o.j. policy meeting as within market expectations. taking a look at the euro against the yen, that's quoted at 118.29-32. let's take a look at stocks now. tokyo share prices are lower. as the yen is gaining ground. the nikkei average trading at 10,6
german chancellor angela america 8 and french president francois hollande made a statement together in parliament to emphasize their ties. they say they're determined to boost cooperation to help europe overcome its challenges. merkel said germany and france will soon make joi proposals to deepen economic integration in the eu. >>> the european debt crisis has revealed rifts between member countries. but merkel and hollande say they hope the celebrations will highlight the e.u.'s ties....
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the latest survey puts chancellor angela merkel's party slightly down. the spd is up slightly with 28%. the greens remain at 10%. the left party is eight percent, and the ftp has five percent, just enough to scrape into parliament. that gives chancellor merkel's coalition with the ftp 45%, not enough or a majority. the three opposition parties combined have a slight lead, but steinberg has ruled out any coalition involving the left party. with many voters undecided, it's likely to be a close call on election day. >> now for some analysis, let's bring in our political correspondent. how damaging is this episode? he won some support in recent days, hadn't he? >> yes, he was gaining ground in opinion polls to some degree. his personal pops up -- popularity was rising, but i do not think he has done himself or his party any favors with this photo op you are referring to. the gesture he is seen to be making there is considered rude if not obscene, and german voters simply do not want to see their chancellor candidates making that kind of gesture. many are sho
the latest survey puts chancellor angela merkel's party slightly down. the spd is up slightly with 28%. the greens remain at 10%. the left party is eight percent, and the ftp has five percent, just enough to scrape into parliament. that gives chancellor merkel's coalition with the ftp 45%, not enough or a majority. the three opposition parties combined have a slight lead, but steinberg has ruled out any coalition involving the left party. with many voters undecided, it's likely to be a close...
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this is a big issue for angela merkel. last week, the german foreign with the president will stop some of the opposition of the coalition is quite well known. he's a former world champion boxer. the interesting thing is angela merkel according to the spiegel has invited him to join the people's party. that is significant because the app groups together the central right leaders in europe and meats for summits. the fact he has been invited shows that angela is supporting the opposition here. at the same time, the president the presidenth yesterday and he is concerned it will put in place of martial law and this planning to dispatch the policy chief to try and mediate between the two sides. >> economically, the situation seems to be deteriorating. if the country facing a default? according to the prime minister who said, yes, the country is. can billion dollars. the country is facing its third recession. -- $10 billion. -- the country is facing its third recession since 2000 10. data may be why we saw the president in china
this is a big issue for angela merkel. last week, the german foreign with the president will stop some of the opposition of the coalition is quite well known. he's a former world champion boxer. the interesting thing is angela merkel according to the spiegel has invited him to join the people's party. that is significant because the app groups together the central right leaders in europe and meats for summits. the fact he has been invited shows that angela is supporting the opposition here. at...
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german chancellor angela merkel and her conservatives began exploratory talks with the green party on thursday on forming a possible coalition government. a coalition between the parties would be the first ever for germany. the two parties are not natural allies. talks lasted longer than expected. a little over three hours. this, themeeting like first step is to talk about where we want to go before we start looking in detail at the route we want to take. it is more about plotting the course then tackling each stage of the process. >> the two sides said they discussed europe and energy policy. they said they found some common goals but differed on how to get there. the second meeting is planned for next week. >> we still have not had the opportunity to discuss a range of important issues, like fair wages and a national minimum wage, equal pay, childcare subsidies. >> but most observers still expect angela merkel to pursue a so-called grand coalition with the social democrats. the conservatives are due to hold more talks with the spd on monday. libya prime minister of was met by well-w
german chancellor angela merkel and her conservatives began exploratory talks with the green party on thursday on forming a possible coalition government. a coalition between the parties would be the first ever for germany. the two parties are not natural allies. talks lasted longer than expected. a little over three hours. this, themeeting like first step is to talk about where we want to go before we start looking in detail at the route we want to take. it is more about plotting the course...
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angela was moved to paris and began to make this wine with an infusion of coca leaf. it had a healthy portion of alcohol but cocaine. everybody thought cocaine was a wonder drug including freud. and he had endorsement from the like of queen victoria, frank, thomas edison, and sara burn heart and pope leo xiii loved the stuff. naturally, with such a popular drink many people imitated it including john. he created a drink called french wine coca. and it was very clearly a wine ripoff. in interview with the atlantic constitution he said as much. he said mine is better. i have made a superior product. i want to read you from one of the ads for it because it will give french wine coca -- pardon me. give you a good flavor of the style of advertising. americans are -- i'll try a southern accent. i've been living up north so for long. he was a southern gentleman. americans are the most nervous people in the world. [laughter] all suffering from any nervous complaint we dmoand use the wonderful and delightful remedy. [inaudible] all are inflicted with my -- [inaudible] mental a
angela was moved to paris and began to make this wine with an infusion of coca leaf. it had a healthy portion of alcohol but cocaine. everybody thought cocaine was a wonder drug including freud. and he had endorsement from the like of queen victoria, frank, thomas edison, and sara burn heart and pope leo xiii loved the stuff. naturally, with such a popular drink many people imitated it including john. he created a drink called french wine coca. and it was very clearly a wine ripoff. in...
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angela merkel's christian democrats have criticized the proposals saying they won't work, and accusing the other party of electioneering. the most of what has been suggested is nonsense. -- >> most of what has been suggested is nonsense. >> the spd back to the policy of state government buying cd's. they managed to retrieve millions in lost tax revenues. >> now to an austrian actor who only shot to stardom just a few years ago. thanks to director 1 quentin tarantino, he accepted a golden globes. >> he wowed audiences. >> it was the second global blow -- golden globe for christoph waltz. he knew who to thank. >> my indebtedness to you knows no bounds. >> in "django unchained," he plays a bounty hunter who freeze a slave, intending to make him his partner on the road -- who frees a slave, intending to make him his partner on the road. >> and arnold schwarzenegger handed out this award. >> i never thought it handed an award in hollywood by an austrian. >> "amour" tells the moving story of a married couple in paris, both retired music teachers. when she has a heart attack one day, their lo
angela merkel's christian democrats have criticized the proposals saying they won't work, and accusing the other party of electioneering. the most of what has been suggested is nonsense. -- >> most of what has been suggested is nonsense. >> the spd back to the policy of state government buying cd's. they managed to retrieve millions in lost tax revenues. >> now to an austrian actor who only shot to stardom just a few years ago. thanks to director 1 quentin tarantino, he...
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angela merkel's christian democrats have criticized the proposals saying they won't work, and accusing the other party of electioneering. the most of what has been suggested is nonsense. -- >> most of what has been suggested is nonsense. >> the spd back to the policy of state government buying cd's. they managed to retrieve millions in lost tax revenues. >> now to an austrian actor who only shot to stardom just a few years ago. thanks to director 1 quentin tarantino, he accepted a golden globes. >> he wowed audiences. >> it was the second global blow -- golden globe for christoph waltz. he knew who to thank. >> my indebtedness to you knows no bounds. >> in "django unchained," he plays a bounty hunter who freeze a slave, intending to make him his partner on the road -- who frees a slave, intending to make him his partner on the road. >> and arnold schwarzenegger handed out this award. >> i never thought it handed an award in hollywood by an austrian. >> "amour" tells the moving story of a married couple in paris, both retired music teachers. when she has a heart attack one day, their lo
angela merkel's christian democrats have criticized the proposals saying they won't work, and accusing the other party of electioneering. the most of what has been suggested is nonsense. -- >> most of what has been suggested is nonsense. >> the spd back to the policy of state government buying cd's. they managed to retrieve millions in lost tax revenues. >> now to an austrian actor who only shot to stardom just a few years ago. thanks to director 1 quentin tarantino, he...
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we hit the campaign trail with angola merkel -- angela merkel. in russia, 37 people died in a fire at a psychiatric hospital. tragedy is this latest -- just the latest to hit the country's mental institutions. to moscow, daniel sanford has this report. >> there were around 60 people in the hospital when the fire broke out just before 3:00 this morning. more than half of them are now dead or missing. arts of the largely wooden 19thing back to the century -- parts of the largely theen building date back to 19th century. the court gave the psychiatric hospital's management until next year for improvement. now it is a smoldering reminder of russia's fire safety record in nursing homes. it was five months ago that 38 people died in a wooden psychiatric hospital. president clinton called on all public bodies to pay attention to more -- putin called on all public bodies to pay attention to fire safety. the equivalent of the russian fbi has personally flown to the scene to oversee the investigation. because some patients were locked in, the death toll mi
we hit the campaign trail with angola merkel -- angela merkel. in russia, 37 people died in a fire at a psychiatric hospital. tragedy is this latest -- just the latest to hit the country's mental institutions. to moscow, daniel sanford has this report. >> there were around 60 people in the hospital when the fire broke out just before 3:00 this morning. more than half of them are now dead or missing. arts of the largely wooden 19thing back to the century -- parts of the largely theen...
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they are hoping an alliance with the social democrats will please the conservatives of chancellor angela merkel. >> a new election manifesto. after making amendments to the program, the party has taken a step to the left. energy policy remains a key theme, but the issue of social justice is also a part of their agenda. we are ready to take on our responsibilities, and we want to make it clear to people that we are willing to take uncomfortable action, like raising taxes. taxes on the wealthy would be used to increase spending and things like social care and education. they say they want to bring real change to germany with their new programs. >> we want to make things better, and we can achieve that. we can make real changes to the energy policy, instead of the yo-yo behavior of the current government. >> they want to form a coalition with the social democrats, but they are determined to stay their own party. one candidate says now is the time for them to assert themselves. , i have one more amendments g01-2013, a very short amendment, and it goes like this. replace the conservative gove
they are hoping an alliance with the social democrats will please the conservatives of chancellor angela merkel. >> a new election manifesto. after making amendments to the program, the party has taken a step to the left. energy policy remains a key theme, but the issue of social justice is also a part of their agenda. we are ready to take on our responsibilities, and we want to make it clear to people that we are willing to take uncomfortable action, like raising taxes. taxes on the...
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. >> here in germany the lineup is set for chancellor angela merkel's new cabinet. in berlin the chancellor announced her picks to lead the ministers assign the. one is set to take over defense ministry that will make her the first female minister in german history to oversee the military. her predecessor will be interior minister and the finance minister will remain the same. six of the 14 cabinet posts beyond the chance colorry will be occupied by social democrats. two of them served in the cabinet under merkel during the last grand coalition that ended in 2009. for the others this marks their debut in the federal government. >> the day after the rank and file endorsed the coalition deal party leaders announced the names of the six ministers in the new cabinet. party leader will led a new economics and energy super ministry and oversee the shift toward renewable energy. it is important to get it right. energy has to be clean, safer and affordable. the minister is perfect for the job. the fortune minister will be the same as in the previous coalition from 2005 to 2
. >> here in germany the lineup is set for chancellor angela merkel's new cabinet. in berlin the chancellor announced her picks to lead the ministers assign the. one is set to take over defense ministry that will make her the first female minister in german history to oversee the military. her predecessor will be interior minister and the finance minister will remain the same. six of the 14 cabinet posts beyond the chance colorry will be occupied by social democrats. two of them served in...
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. >> in germany, chancellor angela merkel has praised the european union's hard-fought budget for the next seven years. she told parliament the proposals agreed in brussels earlier this month were the best way to ensure economic stability in europe. >> the budget includes some spending cuts for the first time. critics say it does not focus enough on boosting jobs and growth. >> angela merkel says all eu member states must cut costs. two weeks ago, the chancellor and british prime minister david cameron went out in brussels securing an eu budget cut of around 3%. now merkel has defended that decision. she says the crisis means everyone has to save. >> i will say it quite plainly -- it would have been hard to explain to people in europe, both to the states hit by the crisis and those bearing the bulk of the burden of solidarity why everyone in europe has to say except for europe itself. >> but the opposition disagrees. social democrats' candidate for chancellor peer steinbrueck says merkel advocates too much austerity and too little investment. he also accused merkel of making common ca
. >> in germany, chancellor angela merkel has praised the european union's hard-fought budget for the next seven years. she told parliament the proposals agreed in brussels earlier this month were the best way to ensure economic stability in europe. >> the budget includes some spending cuts for the first time. critics say it does not focus enough on boosting jobs and growth. >> angela merkel says all eu member states must cut costs. two weeks ago, the chancellor and british...
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he was finance minister and angela merkel's previous administration, a grand coalition of conservatives and social democrats. he earned respect as a steady hand in the financial crisis, but he has wasted much of his political capital during this campaign, especially, polls show, among women voters. >> i think he is too smooth. >> i think he is a bit too crude . >> concern is growing among campaign managers at the spd's headquarters. repairing peer steinbrueck's image is difficult, and there is no united front in the party. the last candidate for chancellor has been strangely absent from this campaign. some party members think he has already written off the election as a lost cause. then there is the party leader -- he has been of little assistance to peer steinbrueck in terms of personality and politics. >> it is mostly happy, but occasionally, there is friction like in a real marriage, but it has to be said that friction creates warmth. >> mattias schmidt is not convinced. instead, he hopes voters will judge him on his own merits. >> tomorrow, we will be shining a spotlight on the gree
he was finance minister and angela merkel's previous administration, a grand coalition of conservatives and social democrats. he earned respect as a steady hand in the financial crisis, but he has wasted much of his political capital during this campaign, especially, polls show, among women voters. >> i think he is too smooth. >> i think he is a bit too crude . >> concern is growing among campaign managers at the spd's headquarters. repairing peer steinbrueck's image is...
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"the wall street journal" said the nsa had eavesdropped on angela merkel's cell phone for years. the paper said president obama was informed of the procedure this summer and it had been stopped. german lawmakers were outraged. >> eavesdropping on the mobile phone conversations of heads of government takes things to a new level. it is unacceptable. but this cannot distract us from the fact that a massive amount of spying on normal german citizens and businesses was underway at the same time. >> many called for talks on a free-trade deal between the u.s. and the eu to be suspended. in washington, barack obama promised to review u.s. intelligence efforts. >> what we've seen over the last several years is their capacities continue to develop and expand, and that's why i am initiating a review to make sure that what they are able to do doesn't do sincerely mean what they should be doing -- doesn't necessarily mean what they should be doing. times" saysyork obama should move to stop surveillance on all heads of state. .he allegations kept on coming media reports said the nsa had also t
"the wall street journal" said the nsa had eavesdropped on angela merkel's cell phone for years. the paper said president obama was informed of the procedure this summer and it had been stopped. german lawmakers were outraged. >> eavesdropping on the mobile phone conversations of heads of government takes things to a new level. it is unacceptable. but this cannot distract us from the fact that a massive amount of spying on normal german citizens and businesses was underway at...
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tapping of chancellor angela merkel's phone in a letter to german authorities the former n.s.a. contractor expressed hope that growing support for what he did will prompt washington to abandon what he called harmful behavior. as the details according to the member of the german parliament edward snowden is they're willing to come to germany and testify against n.s.a. of course that is the story that is being told by the opposition member of the german parliament has met with mr snowden in moscow on thursday and the former n.s.a. contractor has actually issued an entire letter address it to the german. chancellor angela merkel in which she said that she would be more than willing to come and testify because she knows a lot about the n.s.a. exigencies not just in europe but in the entire world she would be happy just to talk about that but he can only do that have berlin guarantees him a safe passage meaning that text will not be extradited to the united states on top of that edward snowden of course doubted that she would be more than a willing to testify not a villain but in was
tapping of chancellor angela merkel's phone in a letter to german authorities the former n.s.a. contractor expressed hope that growing support for what he did will prompt washington to abandon what he called harmful behavior. as the details according to the member of the german parliament edward snowden is they're willing to come to germany and testify against n.s.a. of course that is the story that is being told by the opposition member of the german parliament has met with mr snowden in...
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president barack obama, as we just heard, is in germany where he has met chancellor angela merkel. he is expected to use a speech at the brandenburg gate to call for disarmament, some degree of disarmament, anyway, provided russia does the same. let's get more from our correspondent nick spicer. i think that is a strongly worded loop length, calling for disarmament. i think what he is going to do is perhaps call for a reduction of nuclear arsenals. that is what we are expecting, isn't it? >> absolutely right. reduction of nuclear arsenals in the united states and russia, having much of the world's nuclear weapons, by one third, brought down to 1000 warheads per country, which is still an awful lot of nuclear warheads. this time, however, barack obama would like to see included tactical nuclear weapons, which would be new and would be difficult to persuade the russians to accept because the weapons they have been talking about historically has been strategic ones. that is what is on the table from the american president, as well as a trade deal between the united states and europe.
president barack obama, as we just heard, is in germany where he has met chancellor angela merkel. he is expected to use a speech at the brandenburg gate to call for disarmament, some degree of disarmament, anyway, provided russia does the same. let's get more from our correspondent nick spicer. i think that is a strongly worded loop length, calling for disarmament. i think what he is going to do is perhaps call for a reduction of nuclear arsenals. that is what we are expecting, isn't it?...
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leader of the blocks the toughest economy is meeting the head of one of its weakest german chancellor angela merkel will join forces with spain's prime minister. to discuss the euro zone's ongoing crisis though it's facing massive criticism back at home with corruption allegations on the opposition still calling for him to step down now the latest from berlin now with artie's peter all of. it could very well be called a meeting between the euro zone's haves and well quite frankly the have nots as german chancellor angela merkel sits down to talks with the spanish prime minister mariano what. germany still widely regarded as the euro zone's only real success economically while as many fear that spain could go the way of greece now the spanish prime minister will receive the full welcome of germany including full military all this power they see was to turn up at the doorstep of many in his own country he may face severe criticism that's because many spanish citizens still think he hasn't done enough to deal with bank has the same basically the bearings are of this huge incredible fiefs run on
leader of the blocks the toughest economy is meeting the head of one of its weakest german chancellor angela merkel will join forces with spain's prime minister. to discuss the euro zone's ongoing crisis though it's facing massive criticism back at home with corruption allegations on the opposition still calling for him to step down now the latest from berlin now with artie's peter all of. it could very well be called a meeting between the euro zone's haves and well quite frankly the have nots...